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BREAKING:
The State Department has approved a $151.8 million emergency ammunition sale to Israel, bypassing Congress entirely.

✝️ A Holy War Against Iran? Mehdi on the Republican religious nutjobs pining for Armageddon in the Middle East. Plus: the latest on the Iran school bombing and, for once, a disgraced Republican is shamed into quitting politics.

"The Real Religious Fanatics Behind the Iran War"

They're not in Tehran, they're in Washington DC. I bring receipts in my lede piece for today's First Draft morning newsletter from Zeteo.

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I truly do think all of the "Noem out, Mullin in" posts and stories are failing American democracy right now!

Trump is announcing his nominee.

That's it.

If the Senate majority wants to confirm him, they're a part of this—even after knowing what they know now.

And that matters come November.

To this point
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Yes, he means it.

The concerning background:

-CEO of the Thiel Foundation
-Managing Director at Thiel Capital
-Managing Director of Clarium Capital (hedge fund led by Peter Thiel)
-Managing Director of Mithril Capital Management (VC fund founded by Peter Thiel that funds Palantir)
-Co-founder of the Thiel Fellowship

Scoop: Dialog, a secretive forum, plans D.C.-area campus The secretive, invite-only network is preparing a major expansion.

“Dialog , a secretive…network founded 2 decades ago by Peter Thiel & Auren Hoffman” reportedly plans to build a campus in the DC suburbs. Past Dialog participants reportedly include Elon Musk, Tulsi Gabbard, Scott Bessent, Eric Schmidt, Ted Cruz, Cory Booker, Gary Kasparov, etc. 8/7/25 … 1/

I’m sure if Biden posted late one Sat night that he wanted the governor of Louisiana to rush a hospital ship to Greenland for a serious medical emergency in their populace at a time when we had no hospital ships available and there was no emergency the media would also ignore it.

Was AI used for the targeting that likely resulted in the bombing of the girls school?

We must have answers to that question and there is ZERO reason for delay because the Pentagon damn well already knows the answer.

We bombed a girls elementary school.

This fits....

The fuck kind of answer is this

No lies detected.

Mullin? He cheered ICE gunning down Renee Good, challenged a union President to fight in Congress and pushed deporting American babies. trump's installing a violence-loving bully to crush dissent and immigrants. Senate: Block this fascist thug
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Iranian Americans fear for relatives in their homeland as war continues Many in the Iranian American diaspora spent the weekend glued to their TVs, watching news of U.S. and Israeli bombs falling on Iran, some hoping for a brighter future for their homeland but terrified ...

Iranian Americans fear for relatives in their homeland as war continues

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Fetterman: 'The world is better now that Iran cannot acquire a nuclear bomb' The Senate will vote today on a resolution to limit President Trump's war powers. Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), likely the only Democrat to vote against the bill, joins Katy Tur to share his thoughts on...

The Senate will vote today on a resolution to limit President Trump's war powers.

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), likely the only Democrat to vote against the bill, joins Katy Tur to share his thoughts on the war with Iran.
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Bottleneck at Strait of Hormuz threatens global economy as U.S.-Iran war widens The conflict between the U.S. and Iran is widening as the U.S. says there is no letup on its strikes on the country. A bottleneck in the Strait of Hormuz is threatening the global economy. MS NOW Inte...

Bottleneck at Strait of Hormuz threatens global economy as U.S.-Iran war widens
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RESULT: Democrats have flipped a state House seat in Arkansas.

This is their 2nd flip of a legislative seat so far in 2025 (after a Texas flip in January), & it adds to a tremendous trend that started last year, when they flipped 21% of all GOP-held seats in play: boltsmag.org/legislative-...

🔥 @jamestalarico.bsky.social : “The only minority destroying America is the billionaires. We are focused on the wrong 1%… it’s not left vs. right, it’s top vs. bottom.”

JamesTalarico to Pete Hegseth in unearthed clip: "I'm asking you to tell your voters right now that Donald Trump lost the election in 2020. Can you admit that?”

Hegseth: “I-it’s not your show…”

Talarico: “Is this an uncomfortable question for you?”

James Talarico: There is nothing Christian about Christian Nationalism. It is the worship of power in the name of Christ—and it is a betrayal of Jesus of Nazareth.

We are called to love all of our neighbors, and that is exactly the opposite of what Christian Nationalism does in the world.

On October 22nd, 2023, James Talarico spoke at his home church about the dangers of Christian Nationalism.
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Anti-Fascist, Dystopian YA Novel Inspired by Central Bucks School District | @cmychalejko.bsky.social speaks w/ @rshifman.bsky.social about 'We Were the Cuckoo Bees', which he dedicated to folks who helped flip the school board & take power back from Moms for Liberty zealots. LISTEN: bit.ly/40Ju6wq

‘Nazi heaven’: Inside Miami campus Republicans’ racist group chat The chat is the subject of a Florida International University police investigation.

The secretary of Miami-Dade County’s GOP started a group chat for conservative students — and within 3 weeks, it was filled with over 400 instances of the N-word, Nazi rhetoric and writings of "dozens of ways of violently killing Black people"

James Talarico tonight:

"It doesn't matter what happens in this Republican runoff. We already know who we're running against: The billionaire mega-donors and their corrupt political system. Not any one politician ... We are running against the broken system and the powerful people who broke it."

Peter Thiel’s Palantir poses a grave threat to Americans | Robert Reich Working with the Trump administration, the data company could be used to target the president’s opponents

“The danger inherent in Palantir’s AI-powered super-database on all Americans is connected to the vast wealth and power of those associated with the corporation, and their apparent disdain for democratic institutions.” By Robert Reich, 6/30/25 … 1/ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Starting a foreign war to undo democracy. YouTube video by Timothy Snyder

Thank you Jenny Cohn. Superb work as always. Adding a link from Timothy Snyder for Americans.

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This article is better than the clickbait headline so give it a chance rather than responding to the headline.. It's pointing out our involvement in sustaining ubiquitous #surveillance not saying that we are solely responsible for it... and that we don't have to play the part we've been assigned.